He was under orders to scout a suitable site for a military post, a mission personally approved by President Ulysses S. Grant ... As the pressure rose on Grant to annex the Black Hills, his ...

Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he became known as U.S. ("Unconditional Surrender") Grant under Lincoln. In 1868, he became the youngest man yet elected to the U.S. presidency, serving two terms marred ...

At the time of Ulysses S. Grant's election to the presidency ... More than 5,000 people were indicted under these laws; a little more than 1,000 were convicted. In 1871 Congress also passed ...